Indigofera lespedezioides Kunth

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Indigofera L.
Tribe: Indigofereae
References: [2658]

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Other names:

• Anila lespedezoides (Kunth)Kuntze [Synonym] [1611][1248]
  
• Indigofera acasonicae Brandegee [Synonym] [1248][1611]
  
• Indigofera grisea Desv. [Synonym] [1248][1611]
  
• Indigofera humboldtiana Sprengel [Synonym] [1248][1611]
  
• Indigofera lespedezioides Kunth Var. pascuorum (Benth.)Hassler [Synonym] [2658]
  
• Indigofera mucronata Sprengel [Synonym] [1248][1611]
  
• Indigofera pascuorum Benth. [Synonym] [1248][1611]
  
• Indigofera pohliana Benth. [Synonym] [1248][1611]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994-10 Schrire BD

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Geographical Distribution:

• Caribbean [2658]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1056] [1198] [1248] [1416] [1450] [1611] [1660]
  • Cuba [2658]
  • Jamaica [2658]

• Central America [2658]
  • Costa Rica [1373] [1673] [2658]
  • El Salvador [1660]
  • Guatemala [1660]
  • Honduras [1056] [1660]
  • Mexico [1117] [1192] [1198] [1248] [1450] [1611] [1660] [1673] [2658]
  • Panama [1228] [1248] [1660]

• South America [2658] [2661]
  • Bolivia [1198] [1248] [1294] [1450] [1611]
  • Brazil [1198] [1231] [1248] [1450] [1611] [1673] [2658] [2661]
  • Colombia [1198] [1231] [1297]
  • Guyana [2658]
  • Peru [1231] [1450]
  • Venezuela [1198] [1231] [1676] [2658]

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Notes:

• Tea from the roof used as a cure for diarrhoea. [2658]
  
• I.pascuorum Benth. was treated as a seperate species by Dur‚ Rodas. [2661]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:18:12